JSE Daily: INDIES Up 50% On Trading Debut. Over $40m Traded – Aug 16, 2018

August 16, 2018

Stock market performance report for Thursday 16th of August 2018 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 29.9m shares / $434.7m traded. (34 Advanced / 12 Declined / 6 Firm) .
  • There were 2 new 52-week highs and 2 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 28,732,496 shares, 28 stocks traded, 14 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,181,143 shares, 24 stocks traded, 11 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Junior Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 1 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 0 shares, 0 stocks traded, 21 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) shares advanced 50.00% or +0.75 to close at J$2.25 with 21,196,580 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.95 – J$2.35)
  2. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) shares advanced 17.12% or +6.86 to close at J$46.94 with 2,728 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$46.57 – J$47.00)
  3. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) shares advanced 10.10% or +0.20 to close at J$2.18 with 36,000 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$2.10 – J$2.25)
  4. IronRock Insurance Company Limited (ROC) shares advanced 7.69% or +0.25 to close at J$3.50 with 134,006 shares traded.
  5. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) shares advanced 5.95% or +0.22 to close at J$3.92 with 41,607 shares traded.

Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)

  1. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -0.62% and 21.47% above yesterday’s closing price of J$45.28 ( from J$45.00 to J$55.00) . It closed at J$47.06.
  2. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd (DTL) traded as high as 17.65% above yesterday’s closing price of J$25.50 (between J$25.50 and J$30.00) . It closed at J$25.51.
  3. Mayberry Investments Ltd (MIL) traded between 1.49% and 8.25% above yesterday’s closing price of J$7.39 ( from J$7.50 to J$8.00) . It closed at J$7.55.
  4. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between -3.84% and 6.41% above yesterday’s closing price of J$14.05 ( from J$13.51 to J$14.95) . It closed at J$14.27.
  5. Wisynco Group Ltd (WISYNCO) traded between 0.79% and 5.32% above yesterday’s closing price of J$8.83 ( from J$8.90 to J$9.30) . It closed at J$9.19.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) shares valued at J$208.7m were traded. The stock moved +0.31% or +0.16 to close at J$52.00 with 4,005,328 units traded. (Today’s range: J$51.70 – J$52.51)
  2. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$104.8m were traded. The stock moved +2.75% or +2.81 to close at J$104.95 with 1,012,510 units traded. (Today’s range: J$102.01 – J$105.00)
  3. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) shares valued at J$45.6m were traded. The stock moved +50.00% or +0.75 to close at J$2.25 with 21,196,580 units traded. (Today’s range: J$1.95 – J$2.35)
  4. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) shares valued at J$37.2m were traded. The stock moved +1.69% or +0.87 to close at J$52.40 with 708,674 units traded. (Today’s range: J$52.40 – J$52.50)
  5. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) shares valued at J$13.10m were traded. The stock moved +2.68% or +0.62 to close at J$23.74 with 596,185 units traded. (Today’s range: J$23.08 – J$23.75)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Indies Pharma Jamaica Ltd (INDIES) – 21.2m units traded. The shares moved +50% or +0.75 to close at J$2.25 (Today’s range: J$1.95 – J$2.35)
  2. Kingston Wharves Ltd (KW) – 4.0m units traded. The shares moved +0.31% or +0.16 to close at J$52.00 (Today’s range: J$51.70 – J$52.51)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) – 1.0m units traded. The shares moved +2.75% or +2.81 to close at J$104.95 (Today’s range: J$102.01 – J$105.00)
  4. PanJam Investment limited (PJAM) – 708.7k units traded. The shares moved +1.69% or +0.87 to close at J$52.40 (Today’s range: J$52.40 – J$52.50)
  5. Jamaica Broilers Ltd (JBG) – 596.2k units traded. The shares moved +2.68% or +0.62 to close at J$23.74 (Today’s range: J$23.08 – J$23.75)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) declined -22.22% or -0.60 to close at J$2.10 (trading between J$2.10 and J$2.10) with 3,600 shares traded
  2. Eppley Ltd (EPLY) declined -7.83% or -0.78 to close at J$9.18 (trading between J$9.18 and J$9.18) with 430 shares traded
  3. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares (SCIJMD) declined -6.83% or -0.84 to close at J$11.45 (trading between J$10.00 and J$11.75) with 10,000 shares traded
  4. Berger Paints Ltd (BRG) declined -3.87% or -0.73 to close at J$18.11 (trading between J$18.00 and J$18.87) with 63,690 shares traded
  5. Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) declined -1.92% or -0.02 to close at J$1.02 (trading between J$1.02 and J$1.03) with 37,500 shares traded

Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)

  1. 1834 Investments Limited (1834) traded between -1.71% and -10.26% below yesterday’s closing price of J$1.17 (from J$1.05 to J$1.15) . It closed at J$1.15.
  2. Mayberry Jamaican Equities Ltd (MJE) traded between 1.01% and -4.04% below yesterday’s closing price of J$8.91 (from J$8.55 to J$9.00) . It closed at J$8.97.
  3. Sagicor X Fund (XFUND) traded between 6.41% and -3.84% below yesterday’s closing price of J$14.05 (from J$13.51 to J$14.95) . It closed at J$14.27.
  4. Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) traded between 0.73% and -3.65% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.85 (from J$6.60 to J$6.90) . It closed at J$6.81.
  5. Supreme Ventures Ltd (SVL) traded between 1.24% and -2.02% below yesterday’s closing price of J$15.31 (from J$15.00 to J$15.50) . It closed at J$15.26.

52-Week High/Lows

2 stock(s) hit 52-week highs today. (more about these stocks here)

  1. Derrimon Trading Company Ltd – J$30.00. (Today’s range: J$25.50 – J$30.00)
  2. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd – J$5.00. (Today’s range: J$3.70 – J$5.00)

2 stock(s) hit 52-week lows today. (more about these stocks here)

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd traded at its 52-week low of J$2.10.
  2. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited JMD Ordinary Shares traded at its 52-week low of J$10.00. (Today’s range: J$10.00 – J$11.75)

Note:

  • JSE Combined Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Main Market and Ordinary Shares – Junior Market
  • JSE Market Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Main Market, Preference Shares – Junior Market, and Preference Shares – Main Market
  • JSE Junior Market Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Junior Market, and Preference Shares – Junior Market
  • JSE US Equities Index (US$) includes Ordinary Shares – US Market, and US Denominated Shares – Main Market

 

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